Intellectual Property
Jun. 24, 2009
Trolling for Efficiency
It costs more to defend patent troll claims than it does to buy them off, writes David Bohrer.
By David Bohrer
It costs more to defend patent troll claims than it does to buy them off. Lower the cost and you stop the trolls.
"Patent troll" was coined by then Intel counsel Peter Detkin as referring to companies that purchased low-value patents and then asserted the patents in nuisance laws suits. Current usage is broader, capturing any non-practicing entity that purchases patents for the sole purpose of generating revenue fro...
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